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US 7,402,610 B2Granted
Carbonyl compound containing long-chain branched alkyl group
AssigneeIdemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
InventorsHaruhito Sato, Takashi Kashiwamura, Takuji Okamoto, Kiyohiko Yokota
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Abstract
A carbonyl compound represented by the following formula [1], wherein X is hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group or a group derived from a polyol, and n, which is the same in each instance, is 4 to 30. Compositions comprising the compound, and method for making the compound.
Claims16
A carbonyl compound represented by the following formula [1],
- wherein X is hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group or a group derived from a polyol, and n, which is the same in each instance, is 4 to 30 and wherein, n does not equal 8.
A method for producing a acarbonyl compound represented by the following formula [1],
- wherein X is hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group or a group derived from a polyol, and n, which is the same in each instance, is 4 to 30, comprising:
- (a) dimerizing a compound represented by CH3(CH2)n+2CH2CH═CH2 (wherein n is 4 to 30) by using a metallocene catalyst to synthesize a vinylidene compound of the following formula [2], and
- (b) reacting the vinylidene compound of the following formula [2] with carbon monoxide and hydrogen under oxo reaction conditions to synthesize an aldehyde compound of the following formula [3]
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.